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Summary of CV

This section describes briefly a summary of your career in science, academic and research; themain scientific and technological achievements and goals in your line of research in the medium-and long- term. It also includes other important aspects or peculiarities.

My professional experience begins as an internal student for two years (2006-2007 and2007-2008) in the Department of Plant Physiology at the Universidad de Murcia (UM) underthe supervision of Professors Don José Sánchez Bravo and Don Manuel Acosta Echeverría.I finished my career in 2008 studying two specialties (biosanitary and biotechnology). Duringa year (2008-2009) I was collaborating with the GENZ group, belonging to the Departmentof Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Universidad de Murcia (UM), supervised byprofessors Francisco García Cánovas, José Neptuno Rodríguez López and José Tudela.

In 2009 I was awarded with an FPI grant, for 4 years, to perform my PhD at the Centrode Edafología y Biología Aplicado del Segura (CEBAS-CSIC) under the direction of JoseAntonio Hernández Cortés and María Jesús Sánchez Blanco. I carried out a study of twoornamental plants (myrtle and eugenia), to evaluate their morphological, physiological andbiochemical responses to different types of water. During the period of Scholarship I madea stay of 3 months in the Department of Agrarian Sciences and the Natural Environmentat the Universidad Jaume I de Castellón (UJI) under the supervision of Professor AurelioGómez Cadenas. Related with this stay I have published a scientific paper and sent twocommunications to congress. Between September 2013 and September 2015 (two years) Iobtained the title of Doctor (7/10/2014) with a note of "Sobresaliente Cum laude" (with mentionof quality).

Regarding to my international experience I have enjoyed a postdoctoral stay from October2015 to June 2016 (9 months) at the Lancaster Environment Center (LEC) under thesupervision of Professors Ian Dodd and Hao Zhang. I have worked in the cultivation of riceplants studying their response to different irrigation strategies by combining it with soils witha high and low concentration of phosphorus. To date I have made an oral communication forCongress and a course entitled " Global Food Security: Addressing the Challenge" and I ampreparing a very advanced version as a future publication titled "Alternate wetting and dryingirrigation increases water and phosphorus efficiency of vegetative rice plants independent ofsoil phosphorus status".

I have finished 2 MSc: 1) In Advanced Techniques in Agrarian and Food Development at theUniversidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT-ETSIA); 2) In Current Techniques in Statisticsapplied through the Universidad de Educación a Distancia (UNED). Currently I am doing a thirdMSc in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics carried out through the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya(UOC) and the Universidad de Barcelona (UB).

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I am currently working at the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) as part of the ScientificCommittee of the UCAM-Santander Chair. Entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector. I performcoordination, teaching and dissemination tasks. In addition, my collaboration with the Instituteof BioEngineering of the Miguel Hernández University in Elche continues under the supervisionof Professor José Manuel Pérez-Perez, performing analysis and interpretation of statisticalanalyzes. Two communications to Congresses have already been presented. Also, a veryadvanced version of a future publication entitled "Integration of phenotypic, metabolomic andgenetic data to identify novel regulators of roots adventicias development" is being prepared.

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General quality indicators of scientific research

This section describes briefly the main quality indicators of scientific production (periods ofresearch activity, experience in supervising doctoral theses, total citations, articles in journals ofthe first quartile, H index...). It also includes other important aspects or peculiarities.

It is important to highlight the relevance of the international journals in which most of theresults have been published: Planta; Agronomy; Physiology and Biochemistry; Journal of PlantPhysiology, all of them belonging to the first quartile and of high impact factor. As well as,Journal of Horticultural Science Biotechnology and Acta Horticulturae within the publicationsrelated with Horticulture. The selection as oral communications of several contributions toscientific meetings and their presentation in an international context (Portugal, France, Italy)gives more relevance to the results.

Research items:17 articles (9 Q1 according to JCR), 15 articles as the first author. 2 book chapters, one of them under review3 technical documents21 participations in national and international conferences

We recently received an award for the journal agronomy as the most cited and most read paper:"Plant Responses to Salt Stress: Adaptive Mechanisms" during the year 2017. RelatedLinks with this paper: https://bit.ly/2wrBfD4 (Award-Agronomy-Europapress), https://bit.ly/2wpV122 (Award-Agronomy-20 minutos), https://bit.ly/2Nq7JVP (Award-Agronomy-La Opinión de Murcia), https://bit.ly/2TqQXIt (Award-Agronomy-Antioxidantsgroup), https://bit.ly/2VtqX0S (Award-Agronomy-Ciencia CEBAS´S Blog), https://bit.ly/2MCk906 (Award-Agronomy-La Vanguardia).

Links of interest related with my reseach:https://bit.ly/2xbT3m6 (Researchgate), https://bit.ly/2VwkVwt (LinkedIn), https://bit.ly/2xbrLNm (Loopfrontiers), https://bit.ly/2OnEraE (Mendeley), https://bit.ly/2Ngol6p(Scholar Google Citations), https://bit.ly/2p91FXa (PhD-Abstract), https://bit.ly/2p8cSHh(PhD-El Click Verde), https://bit.ly/2Qxrk86 (PhD-Dialnet), https://bit.ly/2OjfEV5 (PhD-Kitaro-Programa de radio), https://bit.ly/2Mwf4S5 (PhD-Murcia.com), https://bit.ly/2F7uZHq (PhD-La Verdad de Murcia), https://bit.ly/2Olaubb (PhD-iagua), https://bit.ly/2zYKVYN (WaterShortage-UCAM), https://bit.ly/2CH7UKo (Water Shortage-FanpageFacebook), https://bit.ly/2NuD1tR (Water Shortage-Video Popular TV), https://bit.ly/2CAMMFM (WaterShortage-La Vanguardia), https://bit.ly/2zYcKQV(Water Shortage-Murciaeconomia), https://bit.ly/2ON8ig7 (Water Shortage-Murcia.com), https://bit.ly/2CCdz4H (Water Shortage-MundoCooperativo), https://bit.ly/2NziZ1b (Water Shortage-20 minutos), https://bit.ly/2RTz05m(Water Shortage-Cope Radio), https://bit.ly/2Vv0bFx (Water Shortage- Europapress),https://bit.ly/2QBFBA5 (Water Shortage-La Opinión de Murcia), https://bit.ly/2E8bLBK (WaterShortage-Novaciencia), https://bit.ly/2NvLYTq (Water Shortage-La Verdad de Murcia), https://

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bit.ly/2P35rM7 (Gastrolab-UCAM), https://bit.ly/2C2MpRx (Gastrolab-Murcia.com), https://bit.ly/2SAB4PF (Gastrolab-La Verdad de Murcia), https://bit.ly/2scy1BS (Gastrolab-MundoCooperativo), https://bit.ly/2FENcgN (Gastrolab-La Opinión de Murcia),

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José Ramón Acosta Motos

Surname(s): Acosta MotosName: José RamónDNI: 48497175LORCID: 0000-0001-5828-6177ScopusID: 35758441000ResearcherID: B-2255-2017Date of birth: 14/11/1981Gender: MaleNationality: SpainCountry of birth: SpainAut. region/reg. of birth: Region of MurciaContact province: Region of MurciaCity of birth: MurciaContact address: Avenida Juan Carlos IPostcode: 30008Contact country: SpainContact aut. region/reg.: Region of MurciaContact city: MurciaLand line phone: (+34) 968233685Email: [email protected] phone: (+34) 608848972

Current professional situation

Employing entity: Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaDepartment: Cátedra UCAM-Santander. Emprendimiento en el ámbito agroalimentario, CátedraUCAM-Santander. Emprendimiento en el ámbito agroalimentarioProfessional category: Post Doctoral ResearchStart date: 20/11/2017Type of contract: Freelance Dedication regime: Part timePrimary (UNESCO code): 310000 - Agricultural SciencesSecondary (UNESCO code): 241714 - Plant genetics; 241717 - Plant nutrition; 241719 - PlantphysiologyPerformed tasks: I am currently working at the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) as part of theScientific Committee of the UCAM-Santander Chair. Entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector. I performcoordination, teaching and dissemination tasks.Identify key words: Agriculture

Previous positions and activities

Employing entity Professional category Start date1 Lancaster Environment Center (LEC) Postdoctoral Researcher 12/10/20152 Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada

del SeguraPostdoctoral Researcher 02/09/2013

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Employing entity Professional category Start date3 Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada

del SeguraFPI Fellow 01/09/2009

4 Universidad de Murcia Researcher in training 01/09/20085 Universidad de Murcia Internal Student 01/09/2006

1 Employing entity: Lancaster Environment Center (LEC)Department: Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC)City employing entity: Lancaster, Lancashire, United KingdomProfessional category: Postdoctoral ResearcherStart-End date: 12/10/2015 - 30/04/2016 Duration: 7 monthsType of contract: Grant-assisted student (pre or post-doctoral, others)Dedication regime: Full timePrimary (UNESCO code): 310300 - AgronomySecondary (UNESCO code): 241719 - Plant physiologyPerformed tasks: The combined effect of alternate wetting and drying and phosphorus status wasstudied in rice. Growth measurements were made on the radicular part and the aerial part of theplants. Also physiological measures such as stomatal conductance, evapotranspiration and leaf waterpotential. Hormonal profile in leaves. Measures of the concentration and phosphorus content in theplant and in the soil.Identify key words: Plant physiology; Nutritional sciencesField of management activity: UniversityApplicability in teaching and/or research: Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) is a promisingwater-saving method that is being widely adopted in Bangladesh but it is not known why it improvescrop water-use efficiency, if it is sustainable, if its adoption will reduce the exposure of the populationto arsenic (As) poisoning or if genetic variation for adaptation to this new regime exists in rice. A panelof 300 rice landraces will be produced and sequenced using next generation sequencing to produceapprox. 3 million SNP markers. This will be grown in Bangladesh in field experiments comparingAWD to conventional flooding. Shoot and grain samples will be analysed for 17 elements includingall macro nutrients plus important micro nutrients and elements As, Fe, Zn, Se and Cd. Genomewide association studies (GWAS) will identify quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes foragronomic traits associated with adaptation to AWD and nutrient uptake and translocation to grain. Atthe same time, detailed soil chemistry, plant hormones and gene expression will be assessed duringthe wetting/drying cycle to provide understanding of the likely chemical limitations to the sustainabilityof the method and the underlying plant physiology and genetics that determines adaptation andimproved water use efficiency. All of the data gathered will be employed to develop a genome-scalemetabolic model based on the RiceCyc database that will identify biochemical pathways andindividual enzymes implicated in adaptation to AWD and nutrient uptake. The applicants form amulti-disciplinary team of world-leading experts who have the scientific knowledge and connectionsto get the work done and pipeline to maximise the impact of the findings. The project will produce agenomic tool with great potential for the identification of QTLs and genes for tolerance to a range ofconstraints (drought, heat) and the findings will have application in maximising nutrient and water useefficiency in all crops.

2 Employing entity: Centro de Edafología yBiología Aplicada del Segura

Type of entity: State agency

Department: Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del SeguraCity employing entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainProfessional category: Postdoctoral ResearcherStart-End date: 02/09/2013 - 09/10/2015 Duration: 2 years - 1 monthType of contract: Temporary employment contractField of management activity: General State Administration

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3 Employing entity: Centro de Edafología yBiología Aplicada del Segura


Department: Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del SeguraCity employing entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainProfessional category: FPI FellowStart-End date: 01/09/2009 - 31/08/2012 Duration: 4 yearsType of contract: Permanent employment contractField of management activity: General State Administration

4 Employing entity: Universidad de Murcia Type of entity: UniversityDepartment: Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular A (GENZ), Facultad de VeterinariaCity employing entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainProfessional category: Researcher in trainingStart-End date: 01/09/2008 - 31/08/2009 Duration: 1 year

5 Employing entity: Universidad de Murcia Type of entity: UniversityDepartment: Departamento de Biología Vegetal I (UCM), Facultad de BiologíaCity employing entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainProfessional category: Internal StudentStart-End date: 01/09/2006 - 29/08/2008 Duration: 2 yearsField of management activity: University

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Education

University education

1st and 2nd cycle studies and pre-Bologna degrees

1 University degree: Higher degreeName of qualification: MsC in Bioinformatics and BiostatisticsDegree awarding entity: Universitat Oberta deCatalunya and University de Barcelona

Type of entity: University Centres and Structuresand Associated Bodies

Date of qualification: 26/09/2019

2 University degree: Higher degreeName of qualification: MsC in Current Applied Statistics TechniquesDegree awarding entity: Universidad Nacional deEducación a Distancia

Type of entity: University

Date of qualification: 30/09/2015Average mark: Excellent

3 University degree: Higher degreeName of qualification: MsC in Advanced Techniques in Food and Agricultural Research and DevelopmentDegree awarding entity: Universidad Politécnica deCartagena


Date of qualification: 26/10/2009

4 University degree: Higher degreeName of qualification: Bachelor of Biology Specialty Agri-Food Biology and BiotechnologyDegree awarding entity: Universidad de Murcia Type of entity: UniversityDate of qualification: 2008

Doctorates

Doctorate programme: Advanced Techniques in Food and Agricultural Research and DevelopmentDegree awarding entity: Universidad Politécnica deCartagena y Escuela Técnica Superior de IngenierosAgrónomos (ETSIA)

Type of entity: University Centres and Structuresand Associated Bodies

City degree awarding entity: Cartagena, Region of Murcia, SpainDate of degree: 07/10/2014DEA awarding entity: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería AgronómicaEuropean doctorate: Yes Date of certificate: 07/10/2014Thesis title: Utilización de aguas regeneradas para el riego de dos especies de la familia de las mirtáceas(Myrtus communis L. y Eugenia myrtifolia L.). Respuesta morfológica, fisiológica y bioquímica a distintosniveles de salinidad.Thesis director: María Jesús Sánchez BlancoThesis co-director: Jose Antonio Hernández CortésObtained qualification: Sobresaliente Cum Laude

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Recognition of quality: Yes

Specialised, lifelong, technical, professional and refresher training (other than formalacademic and healthcare studies)

1 Training title: Asistencia al III Symposium Internacional del Sector Agroalimentario de la Vega BajaAwarding entity: Universidad Miguel Hernández deElche


End date: 23/11/2018 Duration in hours: 16 hours

2 Training title: Realización del Curso Economía Circular Residuo Cero, Vertido Cero, Ecodiseño y Ciclo de VidaAwarding entity: Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Químicos de MurciaEnd date: 19/11/2018 Duration in hours: 15 hours

3 Type of training: CourseTraining title: Asistencia a Jornada Agroalimentaria. Claves y oportunidades del sector en la Región de Murcia.City awarding entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainAwarding entity: Periódico La Verdad de Murcia,Mercadona, Caixabank

Type of entity: Associations and Groups


4 Training title: Asistencia a Conferencia: Analysis of Best Management Practices Implementation in Cedar CreekWaterShed. Differences and Similarities with Campo de Cartagena"Awarding entity: Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaEnd date: 13/07/2018 Duration in hours: 3 hours

5 Training title: Asistencia a Presentación: "Libro Blanco de la Economía del AGUA"Awarding entity: Confederación Hidrográfica del Segura, Foro de la Economía del Agua, Grupo CajamarEnd date: 27/06/2018 Duration in hours: 3 hours

6 Training title: Taller Repsol "Hacia Dónde Vas"Awarding entity: Universidad Católica San Antonio deMurcia



7 Training title: VII Jornada Agua y Sostenibilidad. "Una Mirada Global sobre el Mar Menor"Awarding entity: Universidad de Murcia Type of entity: UniversityEnd date: 11/05/2018 Duration in hours: 5 hours

8 Training title: II Foro Futuro en Español en Murcia; Recursos Hídricos: Innovación y DesafíosAwarding entity: Ayuntamiento de Murcia, Periódico La Verdad de Murcia, Región de Murcia, Aguas de Murcia,Esamur, Caja MediterráneoEnd date: 10/05/2018 Duration in hours: 5 hours

9 Training title: Aquaforum Murcia: Retos de la escasez estructural del aguaAwarding entity: Periódico La Opinión de Murcia, Prensa IbéricaEnd date: 24/04/2018 Duration in hours: 5 hours

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10 Training title: Social Media NetworkerAwarding entity: Universidad Católica San Antonio deMurcia



11 Training title: Seminario: "Join us in exploring the exciting world of RNA using microarrays"Awarding entity: Universidad de Murcia Type of entity: UniversityEnd date: 15/11/2017 Duration in hours: 3 hours

12 Training title: Seminario: "MARCO DE RESPONSABILIDADES EN LA INTEGRACION DE LA PREVENCIÓN DERIESGOS LABORALES"Awarding entity: FREMAPEnd date: 31/10/2017 Duration in hours: 3 hours

13 Training title: 12º CURSO INTERNACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA POSTCOSECHA Y PROCESADO MÍNIMOHORTOFRUTÍCOLAAwarding entity: Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Type of entity: UniversityEnd date: 13/03/2017 Duration in hours: 45 hours

14 Training title: Global Food Security: Addressing the ChallengeAwarding entity: Lancaster University Type of entity: University Research InstituteEnd date: 30/10/2016 Duration in hours: 24 hours

15 Training title: Theoretical-practical course: Instrumental analytical techniques applied to the control of waterquality from different sources.Awarding entity: Ilustre Colegio Oficial de Químicos deMurcia

Type of entity: Foundation


16 Training title: Technical Conference: "The creation of technology-based companies by researchers: services andsupport from the CSIC and the CEEIMAwarding entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura



17 Training title: VIII Technical Conference: "Sanitation and Debugging": Management of urban wastewater.Situations and perspectivesAwarding entity: Consejería de Agricultura y Agua Type of entity: Public Research BodyEnd date: 15/11/2012 Duration in hours: 24 hours

18 Training title: III Course Introduction to Scientific ExperimentationAwarding entity: Vicerrectorado de DesarrolloEstratégico y Formación de la Universidad de Murcia.

Type of entity: University Research Institute


19 Training title: BioMur. Technical Conference: "The Phytoregulators in Agriculture" Biological foundations,technology of use and regulations.Awarding entity: FUNDACION SENECA AGENCIA DECIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE LA REGION DE MURCIA



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20 Training title: Eppendorf. Seminar: "Liquid management"Awarding entity: Eppendorf Ibérica. Departamento deAplicaciones

Type of entity: Business


21 Training title: III Workshop BioMur. New trends in in vitro cultivation of superior plants: micropropagation andproduction of secondary metabolites.Awarding entity: FUNDACION SENECA AGENCIA DECIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE LA REGION DE MURCIA


End date: 2008 Duration in hours: 48 hours

22 Training title: IV Workshop BioMur. Bioinformatic for users I, II, IIIAwarding entity: FUNDACION SENECA AGENCIA DECIENCIA Y TECNOLOGIA DE LA REGION DE MURCIA



23 Training title: The fartet in the Region of Murcia: Biology and Conservation.Awarding entity: Dirección General del Medio Natural.Consejería del Desarrollo Sostenible y Ordenación delTerritorio.End date: 2007 Duration in hours: 25 hours

24 Training title: Aquaculture I. Marine Biology: Reproduction and Development.Awarding entity: Universidad Internacional del Mar. Universidad de Murcia.End date: 2004 Duration in hours: 40 hours

25 Training title: Studies of Large Cetaceans (BALAENA)Awarding entity: Universidad Complutense de Madrid(Facultad de Veterinaria)



Language skills

Language Listening skills Reading skills Spoken interaction Speaking skills Writing skillsEnglish B1 B1 B1 B1 B1Spanish

Teaching experience

General teaching experience

Name of the course: Contrato Profesor de Biología en academiaUniversity degree: Bachelor of Biology Specialty Agri-Food Biology and BiotechnologyStart date: 15/04/2017 End date: 15/06/2017Entity: Academia de estudios Eureka Type of entity: Academia

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Scientific and technological experience

Research and development groups/teams

1 Name of the group: Cátedra UCAM-Santander. Emprendimiento en el ámbito agroalimentario.Aims of the group: Cátedra UCAM-Santander. Emprendimiento en el ámbito agroalimentario.Type of collaboration: Co-authorship of publicationsAffiliation entity: Universidad Católica San Antonio deMurcia


Start date: 01/11/2017

2 Name of the group: Department of Applied BiologyAffiliation entity: Universidad Miguel Hernández deElche


Start date: 03/07/2017

3 Name of the group: Lancaster Enviroment Centre (LEC)Type of collaboration: Co-authorship of projects and their developmentAffiliation entity: Lancaster University Type of entity: University Research InstituteStart date: 12/10/2015 Duration: 9 months

4 Name of the group: Department of Plant Improvement. Fruit Biotechnology GroupType of collaboration: Co-authorship of publicationsAffiliation entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura


Start date: 2013 Duration: 3 years

5 Name of the group: Department of Agricultural Sciences and the Natural EnvironmentType of collaboration: Co-authorship of publicationsAffiliation entity: Universidad Jaime I Type of entity: UniversityStart date: 05/05/2012 Duration: 3 months - 91 days

6 Name of the group: Irrigation DepartmentType of collaboration: Co-authorship of projects and their developmentAffiliation entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura


Start date: 2009 Duration: 4 years

7 Name of the group: GENZ-UMU: Enzymology Research GroupStandardised code: E006-05 Type of collaboration: Co-authorship of publicationsAffiliation entity: Universidad de Murcia Type of entity: UniversityStart date: 2008 Duration: 1 year

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Scientific or technological activities

R&D projects funded through competitive calls of public or private entities

1 Name of the project: Comparative genomics of adventitious root formation in tomato and carnationEntity where project took place: Universidad MiguelHernández de Elche


City of entity: Elche, Valencian Community, SpainStart-End date: 2016 - 2018

2 Name of the project: A genetic dissection of traits required for sustainable water use in rice using GenomeWide Association Studies (GWAS)Identify key words: Plant physiology; Plant growth; Plant nutrition; Water management; AgriculturalstatisticsType of project: Research and development,including transfer

Geographical area: European Union

Degree of contribution: ResearcherEntity where project took place: LancasterUniversity

Type of entity: University Research Institute

City of entity: Lancaster, Lancashire, United KingdomName principal investigator (PI, Co-PI....): Hao Zhang; William Davies; Ian DoddNº of researchers: 3Type of participation: Team memberName of the programme: BBSRCCode according to the funding entity: (BB/J003336/1)Start-End date: 2015 - 2016 Duration: 7 monthsTotal amount: 156.000 €Applicant's contribution: Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) is a promising water-saving method thatis being widely adopted in Bangladesh but it is not known why it improves crop water-use efficiency, if it issustainable, if its adoption will reduce the exposure of the population to arsenic (As) poisoning or if geneticvariation for adaptation to this new regime exists in rice. A panel of 300 rice landraces will be producedand sequenced using next generation sequencing to produce approx. 3 million SNP markers. This willbe grown in Bangladesh in field experiments comparing AWD to conventional flooding. Shoot and grainsamples will be analysed for 17 elements including all macro nutrients plus important micro nutrients andelements As, Fe, Zn, Se and Cd. Genome wide association studies (GWAS) will identify quantitative trait loci(QTLs) and candidate genes for agronomic traits associated with adaptation to AWD and nutrient uptakeand translocation to grain. At the same time, detailed soil chemistry, plant hormones and gene expressionwill be assessed during the wetting/drying cycle to provide understanding of the likely chemical limitations tothe sustainability of the method and the underlying plant physiology and genetics that determines adaptationand improved water use efficiency. All of the data gathered will be employed to develop a genome-scalemetabolic model based on the RiceCyc database that will identify biochemical pathways and individualenzymes implicated in adaptation to AWD and nutrient uptake. The applicants form a multi-disciplinaryteam of world-leading experts who have the scientific knowledge and connections to get the work done andpipeline to maximise the impact of the findings. The project will produce a genomic tool with greatpotentialfor the identification of QTLs and genes for tolerance to a range of constraints (drought, heat) and thefindings will have application in maximising nutrient and water use efficiency in all crops.

3 Name of the project: Irrigation management with marginal waters in the nursery production of ornamentalplants and in the maintenance of the urban plant landscapeType of project: Research and development,including transfer

Geographical area: National

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Degree of contribution: ResearcherEntity where project took place: Centro deEdafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura


City of entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainName principal investigator (PI, Co-PI....): María Jesús Sánchez BlancoType of participation: Team memberName of the programme: CICYTCode according to the funding entity: AGL 2011-30022-C02-01-02Start-End date: 2013 - 2014

4 Name of the project: Optimization of regenerated wastewater management with different levels of salinitythrough the use of mycorrhized plants for ornamental purposes adapted to the Mediterranean climate.Type of project: Research and development,including transfer




City of entity: Murcia, SpainName principal investigator (PI, Co-PI....): María Jesús Sánchez BlancoType of participation: Team memberName of the programme: Proyecto SénecaCode according to the funding entity: 15356/PI/10Start-End date: 2011 - 2013

5 Name of the project: Establishment of the level of tolerance to salinity by studying the water relations ofMediterranean ornamental plantsType of project: Research and development,including transfer




City of entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainType of participation: Team memberName of the programme: CICYTCode according to the funding entity: AGL2008-05258-CO2-01Start-End date: 2008 - 2011

6 Name of the project: Hydric economy and hormonal requirements in plant development. Postharvestconservation and rooting of carnation cuttingsType of project: Research and development,including transfer


Degree of contribution: Current university studentEntity where project took place: Universidad deMurcia


City of entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainName principal investigator (PI, Co-PI....): José Sánchez Bravo; Manuel Acosta EcheverríaNº of researchers: 2Type of participation: Team memberName of the programme: MICYT/FEDERCode according to the funding entity: AGL2004-07902/AGRStart-End date: 2004 - 2007

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Scientific and technological activities

Scientific production

H index: 9Date of application: 04/01/2019

Publications, scientific and technical documents

1 José Ramón Acosta Motos; Shane A. Rothwell; Hannah R. Wright; Alfonso Albacete; Hao Zhang; Ian C. Dodd.Alternate wetting and drying irrigation increases water and phosphorus efficiency of vegetative rice plantsindependent of soil phosphorus status. Plant and Soil. 2019.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalCorresponding author: YesRelevant results: Abstracts: Sustainable approaches to rice cultivation that require less resource inputs suchas irrigation and chemical fertilisers are required to increase crop resource use efficiency. Although alternatewetting and drying (AWD) has been widely promoted as a water-saving irrigation technique, its interactions withphosphorus (P) nutrition have attracted little attention. Therefore rice plants were grown with two phosphoruslevels, fertilised (HP) or un-fertilised (LP) and either continuous flooding (CF) or alternate wetting and drying(AWD) irrigation. Plant and soil water and nutrient relations were measured, along with the effects of drying andre-flooding on foliar phytohormone status. The effects of decreased P status on shoot growth (biomass, leaf area)depended on the irrigation treatment (significant P x irrigation interaction), since low P decreased shoot growthunder continuous flooding, but had no significant effect on plants grown under AWD. Although AWD attenuatedthe reduction in DGT-P (Diffusive Gradients in Thin films - measuring plant available P) during the experiment, thiswas more likely due to diminished P uptake of AWD plants than the drying and re-flooding cycles enhancing soilP availability. Although AWD increased maximal root length (especially at low P), root P concentrations were 25%lower than in CF plants, suggesting that AWD enhanced partitioning of P to the shoots. Although AWD decreasedstomatal conductance and leaf water potential compared to CF plants which was associated with increased foliarABA concentration, re-flooding greatly increased stomatal conductance, which was associated with decreasedABA concentrations. Low P increased ACC and JA concentration, but decreased GA4 concentrations but this isindependent of soil water dynamics. While further measurements of whole plant photosynthesis are needed in fieldtrials with soils of different P status, compensatory carbon gain following re-flooding seems important in attenuatingAWD’s effects on shoot growth. Thus combining low phosphorus fertiliser rates and AWD may enhance both cropwater and P use efficiencies.

2 Sara Álvarez Martín; María José Gómez Bellot; José Ramón Acosta Motos; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.Changes in Water Use Efficiency and Plant Quality of Phyllerea Angustifolia in Response to Deficit Irrigation.Agricultural Water Management. 2019.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: Journal

3 José Ramón Acosta Motos; María Fernanda Ortuño Gallud; Sara Álvarez Martín; Jose Antonio Hernández Cortés;María Jesús Sánchez Blanco. The use of reclaimed water is a viable and safe strategy for the irrigation of myrtleplants in a scenario of climate change.Water Supply. 2019.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalCorresponding author: Yes

4 Daniel Cantabella; Abel Piqueras; José Ramón Acosta Motos; Agustina Bernal Vicente; José Antonio HernándezCortés; Pedro Díaz Vivancos. Salt-tolerance mechanisms induced in Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni: Effects on mineralnutrition, antioxidative metabolism and steviol glycoside content. Plant Physiology and Biochemestry. 115, pp. 484- 496. Elsevier, 01/06/2017.

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Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: In order to cope with challenges linked to climate change such as salinity, plantsmust develop a wide spectrum of physiological and molecular mechanisms to rapidly adapt. Stevia rebaudianaBertoni plants are a case in point. According to our findings, salt stress has no significant effect on plant growth inthese plants, which accumulate sodium (Na+) in their roots, thus avoiding excessive Na+ accumulation in leaves.Furthermore, salt stress (NaCl stress) increases the potassium (K+), calcium (Ca2+), chloride ion (Cl−) and prolineconcentrations in Stevia leaves, which could contribute to osmotic adjustment. We also found that long-term NaClstress does not produce changes in chlorophyll concentrations in Stevia leaves, reflecting a mechanism to protectthe photosynthesis process. Interestingly, an increase in chlorophyll b (Chlb) content occured in the oldest plantsstudied. In addition, we found that NaCl induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation in Stevia leavesand that this accumulation was more evident in the presence of 5 g/L NaCl, the highest concentration used inthe study. Nevertheless, Stevia plants are able to induce (16 d) or maintain (25 d) antioxidant enzymes to copewith NaCl-induced oxidative stress. Low salt levels did not affect steviolbioside and rebaudioside A contents. Ourresults suggest that Stevia plants induce tolerance mechanisms in order to minimize the deleterious effects ofsalt stress. We can thus conclude that saline waters can be used to grow Stevia plants and for Steviol glycosides(SGs) production.

5 José Ramón Acosta Motos; José Antonio Hernández Cortés; Sara Álvarez Martín; Gregorio Barba Espín; MaríaJesús Sánchez Blanco. The long-term resistance mechanisms, critical irrigation threshold and relief capacityshown by Eugenia myrtifolia plants in response to saline reclaimed water. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 111,pp. 244 - 256. Elsevier, 01/02/2017.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: Salts present in irrigation water are serious problems for commercial horticulture,particularly in semi-arid regions. Reclaimed water (RW) typically contains, among others elements, high levels ofsalts, boron and heavy metal. Phytotoxic ion accumulation in the substrate has been linked to different electricconductivities of the treatments. Based on these premises, we studied the long-term effect of three reclaimed watertreatments with different saline concentrations on Eugenia myrtifolia plants. We also looked at the ability of theseplants to recover when no drainage was applied. The RW with the highest electric conductivity (RW3, EC = 6.96dS m−1) provoked a number of responses to salinity in these plants, including: 1) accumulation and extrusion ofphytotoxic ions in roots; 2) a decrease in the shoot/root ratio, leaf area, number of leaves; 3) a decrease in roothydraulic conductivity, leaf water potential, the relative water content of leaves, leaf stomatal conductance, theleaf photosynthetic rate, water-use efficiency and accumulated evapotranspiration in order to limit water loss; and4) changes in the antioxidant defence mechanisms. These different responses induced oxidative stress, whichcan explain the damage caused in the membranes, leading to the death of RW3 plants during the relief period.The behaviour observed in RW2 plants was slightly better compared with RW3 plants, although at the end of theexperiment about 55% of the RW2 plants also died, however RW containing low salinity level (RW1, EC = 2.97 dSm−1) can be effective for plant irrigation.

6 José Ramón Acosta Motos; María Fernanda Ortuño Gallud; Sara Álvarez Martín; María Fernanda López Climent;Aurelio Gómez Cadenas; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco. Changes in growth, physiological parameters and thehormonal status of Myrtus communis L. plants irrigated with water with different chemical compositions.Journal ofPlant Physiology. 191, pp. 12 - 21. Elsevier, 01/02/2016.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: Myrtus communis, an important Mediterranean ornamental shrub, was used to studythe effect of irrigation water with different chemical compositions in the plant response. A treatment with NaClwas used to establish the plant resistance to high salinity at long term. Plants were subjected to four irrigationtreatments with drainage for three months: Control (0.8 dS m−1); two treatments using reclaimed water (RWs):RW1 (2.0 dS m−1) and RW2 (5.0 dS m−1); and NaCl (10.0 dS m−1). High levels of electric conductivity of RWsnot affected plant growth, while NaCl decreased leaf dry weight. Coinciding with the accumulation of Na+ and Cl−in the roots, soil water potential decreased, which hinders the mobilization of water to the leaves, decreasing leafwater potential. The osmotic adjustment in the NaCl treatment was due to Na+ and Cl− ions, although the prolinecould contribute as an Osmo compatible solute, increasing the turgor plants. Also changes in cell walls rigidityminimize the negative effects on the water balance; however, a higher lipid peroxidation was observed in theseplants. Stomatal closure was associated with a decrease in K+ and an increase in abscisic acid. NaCl produced anincrease in salicylic acid and did not affect jasmonic acid contents at the end of the experiment. Similar behavior insoil and leaf water potentials, although less pronounced than in NaCl, was shown in RW2 plants. The abscisic acid

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increased in the RW2 with respect to the control and a decrease in stomatal conductance was observed at the endof the experiment. Plants irrigated with RW1 behaved similarly to the control.

7 José Ramón Acosta Motos; Pedro Díaz Vivancos; Sara Álvarez Martín; Nieves Fernández García; María JesúsSánchez Blanco; José Antonio Hernández Cortés. Physiological and biochemical mechanisms of the ornamentalEugenia myrtifolia L. plants for coping with NaCl stress and recovery. Planta. 242, pp. 829 - 846. Springer,01/10/2015.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: Different physiological and biochemical changes in Eugenia myrtifolia L. plantsafter being subjected to NaCl stress for up to 30 days (Phase I) and after recovery from salinity (Phase II) werestudied. Eugenia plants proved to be tolerant to NaCl concentrations between 44 and 88 mM, displaying a series ofadaptative mechanisms to cope with salt-stress, including the accumulation of toxic ions in roots. Plants increasedtheir root/shoot ratio and decreased their leaf area, leaf water potential and stomatal conductance in order to limitwater loss. In addition, they displayed different strategies to protect the photosynthetic machinery, including thelimited accumulation of toxic ions in leaves, increase in chlorophyll content, changes in chlorophyll fluorescenceparameters, leaf anatomy and antioxidant defence mechanisms. Anatomical modifications in leaves, including anincrease in palisade parenchyma and intercellular spaces and decrease in spongy parenchyma, served to facilitateCO2 diffusion in a situation of reduced stomatal aperture. Salinity produced oxidative stress in Eugenia plants asevidenced by oxidative stress parameters values and a reduction in APX and ASC levels. Nevertheless, SOD andGSH contents increased. The post-recovery period is detected as a new stress situation, as observed througheffects on plant growth and alterations in chlorophyll fluorescence and oxidative stress parameters.

8 María José Gómez Bellot; Marco Castillo Campohermoso; Sara Álvarez Martín; José Ramón Acosta Motos; JuanJosé Alarcón Cabañero; Sebastián Bañón Arias; María Fernanda Ortuño Gallud; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.Effect of different quality irrigation water on the growth, mineral concentration and physiological parameters ofViburnum tinus plants.Acta horticulturae. 01/09/2015.DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2015.1099.58Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: Abstract: Treated wastewater may be considered an alternative source of water andfertilizer nutrients for landscape plants. However, NaCl, the principal compound in this water, can be detrimental toplants. Viburnum tinus plants were submitted for 4 months to 4 irrigation treatments from different sources: control(Control) (EC <0.9 dS m-1); NaCl solution (NaCl) (EC = 4 dS m-1); irrigation water normally used in the area (IW)(EC = 1.2-1.8 dS m-1) and reclaimed water (RW) (EC = 4 dS m-1). During a recovery period of two months, allplants were irrigated with the control water. The results showed that both leaf area, plant height and biomasswere different among plants of NaCl, IW and RW treatments, and decreased at the end of the saline period.These changes were more pronounced in the NaCl treatment. The growth alterations evident after the recoveryperiod indicate that salts continued to be present in the substrate. Compared with the control, NaCl and RW plantsshowed a greater rate of Na+ and Cl- absorption by roots. Stem water potential was mainly affected by the NaCltreatment, which was the only treatment that did not recover their stomatal conductance and photosynthesis ratevalues at the end of the experiment. Plants of the IW treatment showed slight changes in gas exchange withrespect to the control. Hence, using different sources of water with similar EC, it is important to know the exactcomposition, since the toxic effects produced by high concentrations of Na+ and Cl- might be offset by the effectof other ions like magnesium, potassium and phosphorus. In the physicochemical analysis of water, the highestconcentrations of these ions were observed in RW and as consequence, their concentrations in plants were notreduced by the Na+ and Cl- effect; phosphorus even increased, improving the plant nutritional balance.

9 José Ramón Acosta Motos; Pedro Díaz Vivancos; Sara Álvarez Martín; Nieves Fernández García; María JesúsSánchez Blanco; José Antonio Hernández Cortés. NaCl-induced physiological and biochemical adaptativemechanism in the ornamental Myrtus communis L. plants. Journal of Plant Physiology. 183, pp. 41 - 51. Elsevier,01/07/2015.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: Physiological and biochemical changes in Myrtus communis L. plants after beingsubjected to different solutions of NaCl (44, and 88 mM) for up to 30 days (Phase I) and after recovery from thesalinity period (Phase II) were studied. Myrtle plants showed salinity tolerance by displaying a series of adaptativemechanisms to cope with salt-stress, including controlled ion homeostasis, the increase in root/shoot ratio, thereduction of water potentials and stomatal conductance to limit water loss. In addition, they displayed different

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strategies to protect the photosynthetic machinery, including limiting toxic ion accumulation in leaves, increasein chlorophyll content, and changes in chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, leaf anatomy and increases incatalase activity. Anatomical modifications in leaves, including a decrease in spongy parenchyma and increasedintercellular spaces, allow CO2 diffusion in a situation of reduced stomatal aperture. In spite of all these changes,salinity produced oxidative stress in myrtle plants as monitored by increases in oxidative stress parameter values.The post-recovery period is perceived as a new stress situation, as observed through effects on plant growth andalterations in non-photochemical quenching parameters and lipid peroxidation values.

10 José Ramón Acosta Motos; Sara Álvarez Martín; Gregorio Barba Espín; José Antonio Hernández Cortés; MaríaJesús Sánchez Blanco. Salts and nutrients present in regenerated waters induce changes in water relations,antioxidative metabolism, ion accumulation and restricted ion uptake in Myrtus communis L. plants.PlantPhysiology and Biochemistry.85, pp. 41 - 50. Elsevier, 15/12/2014.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: The use of reclaimed water (RW) constitutes a valuable strategy for the efficientmanagement of water and nutrients in landscaping. However, RW may contain levels of toxic ions, affecting plantproduction or quality, a very important aspect for ornamental plants. The present paper evaluates the effect ofdifferent quality RWs on physiological and biochemical parameters and the recovery capacity in Myrtus communisL. plants. M. communis plants were submitted to 3 irrigation treatments with RW from different sources (22weeks): RW1 (1.7 dS m−1), RW2 (4.0 dS m−1) and RW3 (8.0 dS m−1) and one control (C, 0.8 dS m−1). During arecovery period of 11 weeks, all plants were irrigated with the control water. The RW treatments did not negativelyaffect plant growth, while RW2 even led to an increase in biomass. After recovery, only plants irrigated withRW3 showed some negative effects on growth, which was related to a decrease in the net photosynthesis rate,higher Na accumulation and a reduction in K levels. An increase in salinity was accompanied by decreases in leafwater potential, relative water content and gas exchange parameters, and increases in Na and Cl uptake. Plantsaccumulated Na in roots and restricted its translocation to the aerial part. The highest salinity levels producedoxidative stress, as seen from the rise in electrolyte leakage and lipid peroxidation. The use of regenerated watertogether with carefully managed drainage practices, which avoid the accumulation of salt by the substrate, willprovide economic and environmental benefits.

11 José Ramón Acosta Motos; Sara Álvarez Martín; José Antonio Hernández Cortés; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.Irrigation of Myrtus communis plants with reclaimed water: morphological and physiological responses to differentlevels of salinity.Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology. 89, pp. 487 - 494. Taylor and Francis,01/05/2014.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: The influence of irrigation with different sources of reclaimed water on physiologicaland morphological changes in Myrtus communis plants was investigated to evaluate their adaptability to suchconditions. M. communis plants, growing in a growth chamber, were subjected to four irrigation treatments over4 months (120 d): a control [tap water (0.8 dS m–1), leaching 10% (v/v) of the applied water] and three reclaimedwater irrigation treatments, namely 1.5 dS m–1 leaching 25% (v/v) of the applied water (RW1), 4.0 dS m–1leaching 40% (v/v) of the applied water (RW2), and 8.0 dS m–1 leaching 55% (v/v) of the applied water (RW3).After treatment, all plants were irrigated with tap water, as for the control plants, for a further 2 months (60 d). Atthe end of the first period (4 months), none of the myrtle plants showed any adverse change in biomass and theaverage total dry weight (DW) increased by 53% in treatment RW2. However, at the end of the treatment andrecovery period (180 d), accumulations of Cl– ions, and especially Na+ ions, negatively affected the growth ofall RW3 plants. Plants irrigated with all three reclaimed water samples had increased difficulty in taking-up waterfrom the substrate (i.e., they had lower leaf water potential and relative water content values). RW2 plants showeda better response in their gas exchange parameters. The use of reclaimed water decreased leaf K+/Na+ andCa2+/Na+ ratios, but no chlorosis or necrosis were observed. The three reclaimed water samples had differenteffects on the myrtle plants depending on the specific chemical properties of the water. Leaching was found to beimportant to minimise the negative effects of salinity in the irrigation water.

12 Sara Álvarez Martín; Marco Antonio Castillo Campohermoso; José Ramón Acosta Motos; Alejandra Navarro;María Jesús Sánchez Blanco. Photosynthetic response, biomass distribution and water status changes inRhamnus alaternus plants during drought. Acta Horticulturae. 937, pp. 853 - 860. 03/12/2013.DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.937.104Type of production: Scientific paper Format: Journal

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Relevant results: Abstract: Rhamnus alaternus is used as an ornamental plant in Mediterranean regions. Theobjective of this research was to analyse the ability of R. alaternus to overcome water stress in terms of adjustingits physiology and morphology. For this, potted plants were grown in a greenhouse and subjected to water stressby reducing irrigation water by 50% compared with the control (irrigated to container capacity). The water stressproduced the smallest plants at the end of the experiment. After ten months of drought, the leaf area, leaf number,total dry biomass and height had decreased, although the root/shoot ratio and succulence were not affected.Total root length decreased with water stress, a reduction observed for all sizes of root. Biomass distribution inthe different parts of the plant (root, shoot and leaf) was similar in both treatments. An improvement in water useefficiency was seen in water deficit plants. Throughout the experiment, leaf color, chlorophyll, fluorescence (Fv/Fm)and ion leakage (membrane damage) were not affected by deficit treatment. Water stress lowered the predawnand midday leaf water potentials, although the decrease in the latter parameter was more affected by the climaticconditions. It is concluded that water deficit leads to morphological changes in this species as an adaptation toMediterranean conditions.

13 José Luis Muñoz Muñoz; Francisco García Molina; José Ramón Acosta Motos; Ramón Varón; Pedro AntonioGarcía Ruíz; Jose Tudela; Francisco García Cánovas; José Neptuno Rodríguez López. Indirect inactivation oftyrosinase in its action on tyrosine. Acta Biochimica Polonica. 58, pp. 477 - 488. 2011.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: Under aerobic conditions, tyrosinase is inactivated by dopa as a result of suicideinactivation, and, under anaerobic conditions, as a result of irreversible inactivation. However, tyrosine protectsthe enzyme from being inactivated by dopa under anaerobic conditions. This paper describes how underaerobic conditions the enzyme acting on tyrosine is not directly inactivated but undergoes a process of indirectsuicide inactivation provoked by reaction with the o-diphenol originated from the evolution of o-dopaquinone andaccumulated in the reaction medium.

14 José Luis Muñoz Muñoz; José Ramón Acosta Motos; Francisco García Molina; Ramón Varón; Pedro AntonioGarcía Ruíz; José Tudela; Francisco García Cánovas; José Neptuno Rodríguez López. Tyrosinase inactivation inits action on dopa. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. 1804, pp. 1467 - 1475. Elsevier, 2010.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: Under aerobic or anaerobic conditions, tyrosinase undergoes a process of irreversibleinactivation induced by its physiological substrate l-dopa. Under aerobic conditions, this inactivation occurs througha process of suicide inactivation involving the form oxy-tyrosinase. Under anaerobic conditions, both the met- anddeoxy-tyrosinase forms undergo irreversible inactivation. Suicide inactivation in aerobic conditions is slower thanthe irreversible inactivation under anaerobic conditions. The enzyme has less affinity for the isomer d-dopa than forl-dopa but the velocity of inactivation is the same. We propose mechanisms to explain these processes.

15 Francisco García Molina; José Luis Muñoz Muñoz; José Ramón Acosta Motos; María García Molina;José Tudela; Francisco García Cánovas; José Neptuno Rodríguez López. Melanogenesis inhibition bytetrahydropterines.Biochimica et Biophysica Acta – Protein and Proteomics. 1794, pp. 1766 - 1774. Elsevier,2009.Type of production: Scientific paper Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: There is controversy in the literature concerning the action of tetrahydropterines onthe enzyme tyrosinase and on melanogenesis in general. In this study, we demonstrate that tetrahydropterinescan inhibit melanogenesis in several ways: i) by non-enzymatic inhibition involving purely chemical reactionsreducing o-dopaquinone to L-dopa, ii) by acting as substrates which compete with L-tyr and L-dopa, sincethey are substrates of tyrosinase; and iii) by irreversibly inhibiting the enzymatic forms met-tyrosinase anddeoxy-tyrosinase in anaerobic conditions. Three tetrahydropterines have been kinetically characterised astyrosinase substrates: 6-R-L-erythro-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrobiopterin, 6-methyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterine and6,7-(R,S)-dimethyl-5,6,7,8-tetrahydropterine. A kinetic reaction mechanism is proposed to explain the oxidation ofthese compounds by tyrosinase.

16 José Ramón Acosta Motos; Pedro Díaz Vivancos; Manuel Acosta; José Antonio Hernández Cortés. Effects ofbioestimulants in the plant responses and tolerance to salt stress. 2019.Type of production: Book chapter Format: BookRelevant results: Abstract: The depletion of conventional water resources, either due to the lack of precipitationsor to pollution and overexploitation of aquifers, forces the use of water of a lower quality characterized mainly by

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higher salt concentrations. Salinity is one of the abiotic stress factors that most limits crop production. Plants haveto activate different physiological, biochemical and molecular mechanisms in order to cope with salt stress. Thesechanges include water relations, photosynthesis, respiration, hormone profile, ion compartmentation, changes inthe metabolism or in gene expression. In addition to the known osmotic stress and ion toxicity constraints, saltstress also induced an oxidative stress contributing to its deleterious effects. In order to delay the negative effectsof salt stress on plants, it is recommended to use plant biostimulants as one of the most innovative and promisingsolutions. Biostimulants are natural substances produced by the plants themselves capable of interacting with theirmetabolism in order to improve their responses to any type of stress that may even affect their survival. By thesereasons, different studies have demonstrated that pre-treatments with various biostimulants such as humic acids,certain aminoacids (such as proline and glycine-betaine), polyamines, H2O2, salicylic acid, melatonin as well asthe use of other strategies such as the inoculation of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi can improve the plant responseto salt stress. The aim of this chapter is to provide information about the effect of these treatments in the alleviationof salt-induced damage in plants.

17 Sara Álvarez Martín; Sebastián Bañón Arias; José Ramón Acosta Motos; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.Crecimiento, relaciones hídricas y parámetros ornamentales de plantas de callistemon con bajas disponibilidadeshídricas y regadas con agua salina. Horifloricultura Mediteránea. 60, pp. 536 - 540. 20/06/2013.Type of production: Book chapter Format: BookRelevant results: Resumen: La mayoría de las especies de Callistemon presentan cierto grado de tolerancia alos estreses ambientales. Por ello, estas especies han tenido un éxito considerable como arbusto de flor para suuso en jardines y paisajismo en el área mediterránea. Sin embargo, pueden sufrir estrés por falta de agua y/o porel uso de agua de baja calidad. Conocer la respuesta de esta especie a distintos niveles de estrés hídrico y salinoes interesante para su utilidad como planta ornamental. Plantas de callistemon citrinus, creciendo en condicionesde invernadero, fueron sometidas durante un año a cuatro tratamientos de riego: un control regado diariamente acapacidad de campo (CE; 1dS m-1), dos tratamientos deficitarios, (RDM y RDS), que corresponden al 50 y 25%de la cantidad aportada al control, y un tratamiento regado como el control pero con agua salina (CE; 4 dS m-1).Al finalizar el ensayo, el diámetro del tallo fue reducido de forma similar en ambos tratamientos de riego deficitario,mientras que la biomasa solo se redujo en las plantas que recibieron menos agua. Las plantas del tratamientocontrol y las regadas con sal son las que alcanzaron mayor altura. El riego deficitario severo redujo la floracióny tuvieron hojas de un color más mate. Tanto el riego deficitario como con agua salina produjo una reducciónde los valores de conductancia estomática. El efecto osmótico también se reflejó en los valores del potencialhídrico foliar, sin embargo las sales no alteraron significativamente la tasa de fotosíntesis. El riego deficitariomoderado y el riego con agua salina (4 dS m-1) podrían usarse de forma satisfactoria en la producción de plantasde callistemon, ya que éstas mantienen una buena calidad global en su valor ornamental.

18 José Ramón Acosta Motos; María José Gómez Bellot; María R. Conesa; José Antonio Hernández Cortés; PedroDíaz Vivancos; Josefa M. Navarro; Juan Gabriel Pérez Pérez; Cosuelo Penella. Promoting strategies for asustainable agriculture: Biostimulants as plant protectors under drought and salinity challenges. Agronomy. 2019.Type of production: Review Format: JournalCorresponding author: YesRelevant results: Abstract: Climate change, associated with extreme environmental situations and theincreasingly unsustainable use of water (contamination and aquifer exploitation) compels to look for newagronomic approaches that should be properly addressed. Drought, along with salinity, is one of the mostimportant causes of low yields worldwide. Particularly, water availability already poses a problem in many partsof the world, and the situation is likely to deteriorate. In fact, it is known as the most important factor for thedevelopment of different crops included the most important for human consumption (rice, wheat, maize andbarley). In arid and semiarid regions, which are often characterized by a competition for resources, restriction onwater for agriculture is forcing the search of unconventional water resources. On the other hand, soil salinity affectsabout 800 million hectares of arable lands turning salinity is one of the most significant environmental challengeslimiting plant productivity. This important abiotic stress constraint on agriculture has worsened over the last 20years due to the increase in irrigation requirements in arid and semi-arid regions, such as the Mediterraneanarea. In the face of this changing climate and the expected population increase, the contribution of a better andsustainable agriculture is one of the most relevant challenges to ensure a future global food security. Usingplant biostimulants is one of the most innovative and promising solutions with the goal of modifying physiologicalprocesses in plants to improve productivity, mitigating negative effects of environmental stresses and resourceoptimization. Nowadays, there has been much research interest in plant biostimulants and thereby an increasenumber of commercial plant biostimulants in several crops. Some reviews have discussed specific aspects of

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growth promotion by plant biostimulants, however, their influence under abiotic stress have not been reported. Theobjective of this review is to assess the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), ascorbic acid, certain aminoacids such as proline and glycine betaine, melatonin, natural moisturizing agents, oils from vegetable extracts,phytohormones, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), polyamines and reactive oxygen and nitrogenspecies (ROS and RNS) as natural substances that protect plants under drought and salinity conditions.

19 José Ramón Acosta Motos; María Fernanda Ortuño Gallud; Agustina Bernal Vicente; Pedro Díaz Vivancos; MaríaJesús Sánchez Blanco; José Antonio Hernández Cortés. Plant Responses to Salt Stress: Adaptive Mechanisms.Agronomy. 7 - 1, MDPI, 23/02/2017.Type of production: Review Format: JournalRelevant results: Abstract: This review deals with the adaptive mechanisms that plants can implement tocope with the challenge of salt stress. Plants tolerant to NaCl implement a series of adaptations to acclimateto salinity, including morphological, physiological and biochemical changes. These changes include increasesin the root/canopy ratio and in the chlorophyll content in addition to changes in the leaf anatomy that ultimatelylead to preventing leaf ion toxicity, thus maintaining the water status in order to limit water loss and protect thephotosynthesis process. Furthermore, we deal with the effect of salt stress on photosynthesis and chlorophyllfluorescence and some of the mechanisms thought to protect the photosynthetic machinery, including thexanthophyll cycle, photorespiration pathway, and water-water cycle. Finally, we also provide an updated discussionon salt-induced oxidative stress at the subcellular level and its effect on the antioxidant machinery in bothsalt-tolerant and salt-sensitive plants. The aim is to extend our understanding of how salinity may affect thephysiological characteristics of plants.

20 José Ramón Acosta Motos; Begoña Cerdá Martínez-Pujalte; Antonio Cerdá Cerdá; Borja Ferrández Gómez;Estrella Núñez Delicado. ALIMENTOS DE LA REGIÓN DE MURCIA: PIMIENTO. 20/12/2018.Type of production: Scientific-technical report

21 José Ramón Acosta Motos; Begoña Cerdá Martínez-Pujalte; Antonio Cerdá Cerdá; Borja Ferrández Gómez;Estrella Núñez Delicado. ALIMENTOS DE LA REGIÓN DE MURCIA: BRÓCOLI. 16/11/2018.Type of production: Scientific-technical report Format: Book

22 Javier Sierra; Antonio Cerdá Cerdá; José Ramón Acosta Motos; Estrella Núñez Delicado. El AGUA EN ELSECTOR AGRARIO DE LA REGIÓN DE MURCIA. Recursos de la cuenca, superficie demandantes, consumos ydéficit. 02/10/2018.Type of production: Scientific-technical report Format: Book

Works submitted to national or international conferences

1 Title of the work: Integration of phenotypic, metabolomic and genetic data to identify novel regulators ofadventitious root development in carnationName of the conference: XV Simposio de Fitohormonas de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología VegetalCity of event: Valencia, Valencian Community, SpainDate of event: 13/12/2018End date: 14/12/2018Organising entity: Sociedad Española de Fisiología VegetalCity organizing entity: Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, SpainJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; María Salud Justamante; Joan Villanova; Virginia Birlanga; Antonio Cano;Emilio Cano; Manuel Acosta; José Manuel Pérez Pérez.

2 Title of the work: Changes in Water Use Efficiency and Plant Quality of Phyllerea Angustifolia in Responseto Deficit IrrigationName of the conference: XIV SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL HISPANO-PORTUGUÉS DE RELACIONESHÍDRICAS EN LAS PLANTASCity of event: Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spain

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Date of event: 03/10/2018End date: 05/10/2018Organising entity: Escuela Técnica Superior deIngeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas(ETSIAAB) de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid(UPM).


City organizing entity: Madrid, Community of Madrid, SpainSara Álvarez; María José Gómez Bellot; José Ramón Acosta Motos; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

3 Title of the work: Differences in nutrient uptake, physiological and biochemical parameters in eugenia andmyrtle plants under salt stressName of the conference: XIV SIMPOSIO INTERNACIONAL HISPANO-PORTUGUÉS DE RELACIONESHÍDRICAS EN LAS PLANTASCity of event: Madrid, Community of Madrid, SpainDate of event: 03/10/2018End date: 05/10/2018Organising entity: Escuela Técnica Superior deIngeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas(ETSIAAB) de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid(UPM).


City organizing entity: Madrid, Community of Madrid, SpainJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; José Antonio Hernández Cortés; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

4 Title of the work: Hormonal crosstalk regulates adventitious root formation in diverse carnation genotypesName of the conference: XIV Reunión de Biología Molecular de PlantasCity of event: Salamanca, Castile and León, SpainDate of event: 04/07/2018End date: 06/07/2018Organising entity: INSTITUTO HISPANO-LUSODE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS (CIALE)UNIVERSIDAD DE SALAMANCA


City organizing entity: Salamanca, Castile and León, SpainMaría Salud Justamante; Joan Villanova; Antonio Cano; Emilio A. Cano; José Ramón Acosta Motos; ManuelAcosta; José Manuel Pérez Pérez.

5 Title of the work: The use of reclaimed water is a viable and safe strategy for the irrigation of myrtle plantsin a scenario of climate changeName of the conference: IWA REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF WATER REUSE AND SALINITYMANAGEMENTCity of event: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainDate of event: 11/06/2018End date: 15/06/2018Organising entity: Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura; The International WaterAssociation (IWA)City organizing entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; María Fernanda Ortuño; Sara Álvarez; José Antonio Hernández Cortés; MaríaJesús Sánchez Blanco.

6 Title of the work: Physiological impacts of soil phosphorus status and alternate wetting and drying on riceplants.Name of the conference: XVI Simposio Hispano-Luso de Nutrición Mineral de las PlantasCorresponding author: YesCity of event: San Pedro del Pinatar- Murcia, Region of Murcia, Spain

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Date of event: 25/09/2016End date: 28/09/2016Organising entity: Instituto Murciano deInvestigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario

Type of entity: Investigación

City organizing entity: San Pedro del Pinatar- Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; Shane A. Rothwell; Hannah R. Wright; Hao Zhang; Ianc C. Dodd.

7 Title of the work: Differential adaptative mechanisms developed in Myrtus communis L. and Eugeniamyrtifolia L. in response to NaCl stressName of the conference: 12th International Conference on Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species inPlants: from model systems to field.Corresponding author: YesCity of event: Verona, Veneto, ItalyDate of event: 2015End date: 2015Organising entity: Plant Oxygen Group (POG)City organizing entity: Verona, Veneto, ItalyJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; Pedro Díaz Vivancos; Sara Álvarez Martín; Nieves Fernández García; MaríaJesús Sánchez Blanco; José Antonio Hernández Cortés.

8 Title of the work: Mechanisms of tolerance developed by Myrtus communis L. and Eugenia myrtifolia L.plants at several salinity levels.Name of the conference: VI Jornadas Ibéricas de Horticultura Ornamental.Corresponding author: YesCity of event: Valencia, Valencian Community, SpainDate of event: 01/10/2014End date: 03/10/2014Organising entity: Instituto Valenciano deInvestigaciones Agrarias

Type of entity: R&D Centre

City organizing entity: Valencia, Valencian Community, SpainJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; Pedro Díaz Vivancos; Sara Álvarez Martín; Nieves Fernández García; MaríaJesús Sánchez Blanco; José Antonio Hernández Cortés.

9 Title of the work: Water status and biochemical changes in Myrtus communis L. plants to cope with salineconditions.Name of the conference: XX Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal. XIII CongresoHispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal.Corresponding author: YesCity of event: Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalDate of event: 24/07/2013End date: 28/07/2013Organising entity: ITQB-UNLCity organizing entity: Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; Sara Álvarez Martín; María Fernanda López Climent; Matías Manzí; AurelioGómez Cadenas; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

10 Title of the work: Water status and biochemical changes in Myrtus communisName of the conference: II Workshop en Investigación Agroalimentaria ‐ WiA13Corresponding author: YesCity of event: Cartagena, Region of Murcia, SpainDate of event: 2013End date: 2013

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Organising entity: Universidad Politécnica deCartagena


City organizing entity: Cartagena, Region of Murcia, SpainJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; Sara Álvarez Martín; María Fernanda López Climent; Matías Manzí; AurelioGómez Cadenas; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

11 Title of the work: Evaluation of the photosynthetic and hydric response during the day and ionicconcentration of evonym plants irrigated with regenerated water with high levels of salinity.Name of the conference: XI Simposio Hispano- Portugués de Relaciones Hídricas en las Plantas.Corresponding author: NoCity of event: Sevilla, Andalusia, SpainDate of event: 17/09/2012End date: 20/09/2012Organising entity: Instituto de Recursos Naturales yAgrobiología de Sevilla


City organizing entity: Sevilla, Andalusia, SpainMaría José Gómez Bellot; Pedro Antonio Nortes; Karoline Gonçalves; José Ramón Acosta Motos; MaríaFernanda Ortuño Gallud; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

12 Title of the work: Effect of different quality irrigation water on the growth, mineral concentration andphysiological parameters of Viburnum tinus plants.Name of the conference: II Symposium on Horticulture in EuropeCorresponding author: NoCity of event: Angers, FranceDate of event: 01/07/2012End date: 05/07/2012Organising entity: AGROCAMPUS OUEST-Centred'Angers (INHP)

Type of entity: Technological Centre

City organizing entity: Angers, FranceMaría José Gómez Bellot; Marco Antonio Castillo Campo-Hermoso; Sara Álvarez Martín; José RamónAcosta Motos; Juan José Alarcón Cabañero; María Fernanda Ortuño Gallud; Sebastián Bañón Arias.

13 Title of the work: Growth, water relations and ornamental parameters of callistemon plants with low wateravailability and irrigated with saline water.Name of the conference: XIII Congreso Nacional de Ciencias Hortícolas “Convergencia de las TecnologíasHortofrutícolas”Corresponding author: NoCity of event: Almería, Andalusia, SpainDate of event: 2012End date: 2012Organising entity: SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE CIENCIAS HORTICOLASCity organizing entity: Almería, Andalusia, SpainSara Álvarez Martín; Sebastián Bañón Arias; José Ramón Acosta Motos; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

14 Title of the work: Effect of moderate and severe deficit irrigation in the quality and efficiency in the wateruse of callistemon plants in nursery conditions.Name of the conference: V Jornadas Ibéricas de Horticultura Ornamental.Corresponding author: NoCity of event: Faro, Algarve, PortugalDate of event: 13/10/2011End date: 15/10/2011Organising entity: SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE CIENCIAS HORTICOLAS

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City organizing entity: Faro, Algarve, PortugalSara Álvarez Martín; José Ramón Acosta Motos; Sebastián Bañón Arias; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

15 Title of the work: Reuse of reclaimed water for irrigation of Myrtus communis plants: Morphological andphysiological response to the different levels of salinity.Name of the conference: XIX Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal. XII CongresoHispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal.Corresponding author: YesCity of event: Castelló de la Plana, Valencian Community, SpainDate of event: 21/06/2011End date: 24/06/2011Organising entity: Universidad Jaime I Type of entity: UniversityCity organizing entity: Castelló de la Plana, Valencian Community, SpainJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; Gregorio Barba Espín; Fernando Broetto; María José Gómez Bellot; MarcoAntonio Castillo Campo-Hermoso; Sara Álvarez Martín; Sebastián Bañon Arias; María Jesús SánchezBlanco.

16 Title of the work: Morphological modifications and ion accumulation in three Mediterranean species withdifferent tolerance to water deficit and salinity.Name of the conference: XIX Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal. XII CongresoHispano-Luso de Fisiología VegetalCorresponding author: NoCity of event: Castelló de la plana, Valencian Community, SpainDate of event: 21/06/2011End date: 24/06/2011Organising entity: Universidad Jaime I Type of entity: UniversityCity organizing entity: Castelló de la plana, Valencian Community, SpainMarco Antonio Castillo Campo-Hermoso; Fernando Broetto; María José Gómez Bellot; José Ramón AcostaMotos; Sara Álvarez Martín; Sebastián Bañón Arias; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

17 Title of the work: Effect of irrigation with regenerated waters on the development, mineral composition andwater status of plants of Eugenia myrtifolia L.Name of the conference: X Simposium Hispano-Portugués de Relaciones Hídricas en las Plantas.Herramientas para un uso eficiente del agua.Corresponding author: YesCity of event: Cartagena, Region of Murcia, SpainDate of event: 06/10/2010End date: 08/10/2010Organising entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura


City organizing entity: Murcia, Region of Murcia, SpainJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; Marco Antonio Castillo Campo-Hermoso; Sara Álvarez Martín; Sebastián BañónArias; Francisco Pedrero Salcedo; María José Gómez Bellot; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

18 Title of the work: Photosynthetic Response, Biomass Distribution and Water Status Changes in RhamnusAlaternus Plants during Drought.Name of the conference: 28th Congreso Internacional de Horticultura de Lisboa. International HorticulturalCongress - Lisboa 2010Corresponding author: NoCity of event: Lisboa, Lisboa, PortugalDate of event: 22/08/2010End date: 27/08/2010

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Organising entity: SOCIEDAD ESPAÑOLA DE CIENCIAS HORTICOLASCity organizing entity: Community of Madrid, SpainSara Álvarez Martín; Marco Antonio Castillo Campo-Hermoso; José Ramón Acosta Motos; AlejandraNavarro; María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

19 Title of the work: Biomass, hydraulic conductivity and stem growth of mastic plant irrigated with water ofdifferent salinity levelsName of the conference: XVIII Reunión de la Sociedad Española de Fisiología Vegetal (SEFV); XICongreso Hispano-Luso de Fisiología Vegetal.Corresponding author: NoCity of event: Zaragoza, Aragon, SpainDate of event: 2009End date: 2009Organising entity: Estación Experimental de AulaDei


City organizing entity: Zaragoza, Aragon, SpainMarco Antonio Castillo Campo-Hermoso; Fernando Broetto; Pedro Rodríguez; José Ramón Acosta Motos;María Jesús Sánchez Blanco.

20 Title of the work: Generation of hydrogen peroxide in the melanin biosynthesis pathway.Name of the conference: 34th FEBS CongressCity of event: Praga, Praha, Czech RepublicDate of event: 2009End date: 2009Organising entity: FEDERACION EUROPEA DE BIOTECNOLOGIACity organizing entity: Community of Madrid, SpainJosé Luis Muñoz Muñoz; Francisco García Molina; José Ramón Acosta Motos; Mónica García Molina; JoseTudela; Francisco García Canovas; José Neptuno Rodríguez López.

21 Title of the work: Stereospecificity of the suicide inactivation of tyrosinase. A kinetic study.Name of the conference: 34th FEBS CongressCorresponding author: YesCity of event: Praga, Praha, Czech RepublicDate of event: 2009End date: 2009Organising entity: FEDERACION EUROPEA DE BIOTECNOLOGIACity organizing entity: Community of Madrid, SpainJosé Ramón Acosta Motos; José Luis Muñoz Muñoz; Francisco García Molina; Monica García Molina; JoséTudela; Francisco García Canovas; José Neptuno Rodríguez López.

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R&D management and participation in scientific committees

Scientific, technical and/or assessment committees

Committee title: CÁTEDRA UCAM-SANTANDER DE EMPRENDIMIENTO EN EL ÁMBITOAGROALIMENTARIOAffiliation entity: Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaStart date: 01/11/2017

Organization of R&D activities

1 Title of the activity: Organization of the seminar: Agua, energía y agricultura de precisión en la Región deMurcia. Nuevos desarrollos tecnológicos aplicadosType of activity: Outreach activitiesConvening entity: Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaStart-End date: 26/11/2018 - 26/11/2018 Duration: 1 day

2 Title of the activity: Organization and presentation of the gastrolab: "Presentación de informes brócoli ypimiento. Cata de recetas de brócoli y pimiento con un toque técnico e innovadorType of activity: Outreach activitiesConvening entity: Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaStart-End date: 16/11/2018 - 16/11/2018 Duration: 1 day

3 Title of the activity: Creation, monitoring and daily update of a blog and a facebook page with news ofinterest on agriculture and food. The links to the blog and the page are respectively: https://bit.ly/2PYafDJand https://bit.ly/2IA19NKType of activity: Follow-up tasks and evaluation ofreports within the UCAM-Santander Chair

Geographical area: Regional

Convening entity: Universidad Católica San Antoniode Murcia


Start-End date: 01/11/2017 - 01/11/2018 Duration: 1 year

4 Title of the activity: Organization and presentation of the technical report: "El Agua en el Sector Agrario dela Región de Murcia. Recursos de la Cuenca, Superficies Demandantes,Consumos y Déficit.Type of activity: Outreach activities Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Universidad Católica San Antoniode Murcia


Start-End date: 02/10/2018 - 02/10/2018 Duration: 1 day

5 Title of the activity: Organization and presentation of the technical report: Analysis of Best ManagementPractices Implementation in Cedar Creek Watershed. Differences and Similarities with Campo de CartagenaType of activity: Outreach activitiesConvening entity: Universidad Católica San Antoniode Murcia


Start-End date: 13/07/2018 - 13/07/2018 Duration: 1 day

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6 Title of the activity: Science WeekType of activity: Informative activity Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura


Start-End date: 2015 - 2015 Duration: 7 days

7 Title of the activity: Science WeekType of activity: Informative activity Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura



8 Title of the activity: Night of ResearchersType of activity: Informative activities Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Centro de eDAStart-End date: 2013 - 2013 Duration: 7 days

9 Title of the activity: Science WeekType of activity: Informative activities Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura



10 Title of the activity: Visit of IDIES high school studentsType of activity: Informative activities Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura



11 Title of the activity: Night of ResearchersType of activity: Informative activities Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura





Start-End date: 2012 - 2012

13 Title of the activity: Visit of IDIES high school studentsType of activity: Informative activities Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura



14 Title of the activity: Night of ResearchersType of activity: Informative actvities Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura



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16 Title of the activity: Visit of IDIES high school studentsType of activity: Informative activitiesConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura



17 Title of the activity: Night of ResearchersType of activity: Informative activities Geographical area: RegionalConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura






19 Title of the activity: Visits of IDIES high school studentsType of activity: Informative activitiesConvening entity: Centro de Edafología y BiologíaAplicada del Segura



R&D management

Name of the activity: Cátedra UCAM-Santander. Entrepreneurship in the agri-food sectorType of management: Management of organised eventsEntity: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia Type of entity: UniversityStart date: 01/11/2017 Duration: 1 year

Evaluation and revision of R&D projects and articles

1 Name of the activity: RefereePerformed tasks: I have been a referee for journals within Plant Science. Specifically, for Plant Physiologyand Biochemistry, Journal of Plant Physiology, Scientia Horticulturae. I have also been referee for journalswithin Horticulturae as journal of horticultural science & biotechnologyEntity where activity was carried out: Centro deEdafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura


Start date: 2018

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2 Name of the activity: Technical Expert Evaluator of Projects in EQAPerformed tasks: Periodically I receive projects of my specialty to evaluate its viability, quality and itscorrect development and approachEntity where activity was carried out: Centro deEdafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura


Start date: 2018

Other achievements

Stays in public or private R&D centres

1 Entity: Lancaster University Type of entity: University Research InstituteFaculty, institute or centre: Lancaster Environmet Centre (LEC)City of entity: Lancaster, Lancashire, United KingdomStart-End date: 20/11/2017 - 03/12/2017 Duration: 14 daysGoals of the stay: Post-doctoralProvable tasks: Invitado a participar en el Alternate Wetting & Drying (AWD) Workshop

2 Entity: Lancaster University Type of entity: University Research InstituteFaculty, institute or centre: Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC)City of entity: Lancaster, Lancashire, United KingdomStart-End date: 06/03/2017 - 19/03/2017 Duration: 14 daysGoals of the stay: Post-doctoralProvable tasks: Escritura del trabajo del arroz que se ha enviado a la revista Journal of ExperimentalBotany para su publicación en 2018

3 Entity: Lancaster University Type of entity: University Research InstituteFaculty, institute or centre: Lancaster Environment CentreCity of entity: Lancaster, Lancashire, United KingdomStart-End date: 12/10/2015 - 30/04/2016 Duration: 7 monthsGoals of the stay: Post-doctoralProvable tasks: Benefits of controlled soil drying on crop yields. Since there was high variability inconcentrations of other phytohormones, we implemented a controlled environment AWD system toinvestigate leaf growth and stomatal dynamics throughout several AWD cycles, along with leaf sampling theday before and day after re-flooding the soil (to encompass the maximum range of physiological responses).Phytohormone analysis is ongoing and will be completed within the duration of the no-cost extension.

4 Entity: Universitat Jaume I de Castellón Type of entity: University Research InstituteFaculty, institute or centre: Departamento de Ciencias Agrarias y del Medio Natural de la UniversitatJaume I de CastellónCCity of entity: Castelló de la plana, Valencian Community, SpainStart-End date: 05/05/2012 - 04/08/2012 Duration: 3 months - 91 daysGoals of the stay: DoctorateProvable tasks: Hormonal signaling in plants under conditions of abiotic stress. The objective of the stayis the learning of techniques related to hormonal signaling in abiotic stress. It is intended to use liquidchromatography associated with mass spectrometry (LC-MS) to measure concentrations of abscisic acid(ABA), jasmonic acid (JA), salicylic acid (SA) and indoleacetic acid (IAA) in leaf of ornamental plants grownunder conditions of salinity. The concentrations of these hormones in leaves of plants irrigated with goodquality and low quality water will be measured in order to establish the different degrees of tolerance tosalinity.

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5 Entity: Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche Type of entity: UniversityFaculty, institute or centre: Instituto de Bioingeniería (IB)City of entity: Elche, Valencian Community, SpainStart date: 02/01/2017 Duration: 1 yearGoals of the stay: Post-doctoralProvable tasks: Desde Enero de 2017 visitas periódicas para realizar tareas de análisis estadísticos deresultados relacionados con el fenotipado del Clavel

Other types of collaboration with researchers or technologists

1 Type of relationship: Confirmed publicationsName principal investigator (PI, Co-PI....): Ian C. Dodd; Hao Zhang; Shane A. RothwellDescription of the collaboration: International collaboration with a researcherDuration: 8 months

2 Type of relationship: Confirmed publicationsName principal investigator (PI, Co-PI....): Aurelio Gómez CadenasDescription of the collaboration: National collaboration with a researcherDuration: 3 months - 91 days

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